From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do the US and to Australia
Australia would be among the countries that would suffer most from what Trump is proposing, after the US and China.
Partisanship dominates as federal parliament fights over Middle East war
Federal parliament has split on partisan lines over the Middle East crisis, just a day after the anniversary of the Hamas ...
Government to put pressure on opposition with legislation to ensure NBN stays in public hands
The Albanese government on Wednesday will introduce legislation to ensure the NBN remains in government ownership.
A year of devastation: with hope and trust shattered, what can bring an end to the violence in Israel-Palestine?
The world needs to stop taking sides. A solution involves reconciling both parties’ objectives – a ceasefire in Gaza, ...
A geomagnetic storm has hit Earth – a space scientist explains what causes them
A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by solar activity. There’s a reaction called nuclear ...
Australia will protect a vast swathe of the Southern Ocean, but squanders the chance to show global leadership
Protections for the Heard and McDonald islands, one of Australia’s wildest and most remote areas, don’t go far enough ...
What is amortisation, and what does it have to do with Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal?
Like its close cousin depreciation, amortisation is an important concept in accounting. How and why do we write off the cost ...
700 million plastic bottles: we worked out how much microplastic is in Queensland’s Moreton Bay
How much microplastic does a city produce? To find out, we looked at Brisbane’s Moreton Bay, where microplastics build up ...
When medicines don’t work: eliminating neglected tropical diseases will reduce drug resistance – a win for all
Resistance to antimicrobial drugs is a major global health challenge, so dealing with neglected tropical diseases is vital.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Danielle Wood on the keys to growing Australia’s weak productivity
Wood is an economist and former CEO of the Grattan Institute. Picked by Treasurer Jim Chalmers for the PC job, she has ...
Failure to launch: why the Albanese government is in trouble
He was elected promising a new style off government, but his difficulty in countering Peter Dutton’s right-wing populism has left Albanese floundering.
Hurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works
Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study ...